For some reason when I brought out my book entitled “Astley’s Circus – the story of an English Hussar” – I forgot to include it on Kindle. An odd oversight, because I seem to be outselling printed volumes two-to-one on Kindle, and I have to accept that if that is what the public wants, that is what the public gets! For my own part, I take a Kindle on holiday, but I so prefer the feel of a ‘proper’ book when I am reading at home!
Anyway, for anyone interested, it is available here and tells the story of a remarkable man, the father of the modern circus. A poorly educated soldier he may have been, but he single-handedly founded a tradition of mass entertainment which remains popular to this day. He may have been something of a rough diamond, with a rather fawning attitude towards royalty and his social superiors, but he was a typical product of his era – a giant, who made a difference to the world he lived in. It is just coming up to the 200th anniversary of his death in Paris and I am giving talks about his life both in the U.K. and in Spain, where I return in a couple of weeks’ time. Do check it out – the book is also available in printed format (in glorious technicolour) and I have a few copies I can supply in monochrome for anyone who is too miserly to pay for the full colour version!
if I had e-books [which I don’t because I’m a neo-luddite in that respect] I could see the point of being able to take all your research books on holiday [it’s what holidays are for, isn’t it? time to yourself to read and make notes….?] so it makes sense to have it as an e-book. Me, I prefer to download the dead tree and squid juice format.
Delighted to hear it Sarah! But e-books sell, and processed wood-pulp and cuttle fish juice does too, but in declining numbers. There are no depths I will not plumb in pursuit of readers …!
I was going to buy the e-book, but couldn’t pass up the color illustrations. Although I do enjoy my e-reader, nothing replaces a real book!